2. Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual absolute carbon footprint of its 'own operations' (Scope 1 & 2) and has the brand already reduced or compensated 10% of these emissions in the last 5 years?

eBay Inc. reduced its climate footprint of own operations from 240,326 metric tons CO2e in 2013, to 187,215 metric tons CO2e in 2015 (see link, previous question). This represents a reduction of around 22,1%.

4. Is at least 10% of the electricity used by the brand (company) generated from renewable resources, such as wind or solar energy?

eBay Inc. mentions green energy use for electricity (14.2% in 2014), but only specifies on-site generation from solar. For its office facilities, eBay Inc. mentions to purchase 100% renewable energy, but does not make clear from what kind of resource (see link, page 5).

Questions about Environmental Policy

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1. Does the brand (company) publish a water and/or land use footprint and is there a policy to minimize, reduce or compensate this footprint?

eBay Inc. publishes water use data for its data centers in Salt Lake City and Phoenix, but does not communicate concrete information regarding efforts to minimise the impact of its overall water and / or land use.

4. Does the brand have a policy to seek out suppliers and/or service providers that conduct their business in environmentally responsible ways and does the brand provide concrete examples of this policy?

eBay Inc. requires suppliers in its Supplier Code of Conduct to make a positive environmental impact through their actions, but does not provide any concrete examples.